Check and deposit-ticket tray.



O. BAKER.

CHECK AND DEPOSIT TICKET TRAY. APPLICATIOII FILED OCT. 9| 1915.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

Witnesses Attorneys QLAF BAKER, OF MIAMI, OKLAHOMA.

CHECK AND DEPOSIT-TICKET TRAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

Application filed October 9, 1915. Serial No. 54,620. a

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OLAF BAKER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Miami, in the county of Ottawa and Stateof Oklahoma, have invented anew and useful Check and Deposit-TicketTray, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention is a tray for use in bank bookkeeping, especiallyin .connection with a Burroughs ledger posting machine, and it is theobject of the invention to provide a tray adapted to hold the unpostedand posted checks and deposit tickets or slips, whereby they may bereadily posted and transferred from the unposted stacks to the postedstacks.

It is also the object of the invention to provide a tray of the natureindicated havingnovel means for holding or accommodating the unpostedand posted checks and deposit tickets, so that the device will beconvenient, time and trouble saving, and efficient in use.

It is also within the scope of the invention to provide a check anddeposit ticket tray which is comparatively simple, compact andinexpensive in construction, the same being readily constructed chieflyof sheet metal,

although various materials may be employed.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from thespirit of theinvention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figurel is a perspective view of the improved tray. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3

is a cross section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a suitable rectangularbase 1 constructed of sheet metal or other material, and having thereon,four compartments, two

for holding the unposted checks and deposit tickets, and the other forholding the posted checks and deposit tickets or slips.

' One half of the base 1 is occupied by the compartments for the deposittickets, and the other half by the compartments for the checks. Thecompartment for holding the unposted deposit tickets or slips, embodiesa rectangular plate 2 secured upon the base 1 adjacent one side edgethereof and near one corner. The plate 2 is disposed longltudlnally ofthe base, and is provided at its side edges with a pair of upturned orupstanding ears 3 between which the stack of unposted deposit tickets Tare disposed upon the plate 2, whereby the ears 3 hold the tickets inplace against lateral displacement. The plate 2 is arranged adjacent theforward end of the baseil, and the rear end of the plate 2 is providedwith an inclined abutment flange 4: overhanging the plate, andagainstwhich the head ends of the deposit tickets are adapted to abut,so that the other ends of the tickets will be shifted accordingly toproject slightly one beyond the other so that the last mentioned ends ofthe tickets may be readily lifted by the fingers in removing the ticketsas they are posted 2 has an upwardly curved lip 5 for bending one at atime. The forward end of the plate the tail ends of the deposit, ticketsup-- wardly, so that theymay be more easily removed. This also tends tohold the deposit tickets against the flange 4. Secured upon the base atthe other forward corner thereof adjacent the opposite side edgethereof, is a rectangular longitudinal receptacle orner side of thereceptacle 6 and provided with a downturned flange secured upon the baseparallel with the inner side.of the receptacle 6. The posted deposittickets'T' which are placed within the receptacle 6 upon the bottomplate 7 tend to slide against the outer wall of the receptacle 6, awayfrom the inner wall, whereby the posted deposit tickets are held inproper position within said receptacle. The flange 8 forms with theinner side of the receptacle 6 a narrow pocket for receiving someof theposted deposit tickets T which are out of 'alpha-.

betieal or numerical order. The base forms the bottom of said pocket,and the flange 81s of less height than the inner sideorwall of 10 tograsp the posted tickets T resting.

upon the bottom plate 7, so that they can be removed easily.

A rectangular transverse receptacle or compartment 11 for the postedchecks is mounted upon the' base 1 adjacent the rear end thereof, theends of the receptacle 11. being flush with the side edges of the baseand being extended forwardly, as at 12, to provide end wings or membersfor the compartment or receptacle 13 for the unposted checks C. Theinner side wall 14 of the receptacle 11 provides a partition between thereceptacles or compartments 11 and 13 to divide them, it being notedthat the receptacles 11 and 13 are disposed side by side upon the rearhalf of the base, the receptacle 13 being arranged adjacent thecompartments for the deposit tickets. 4

The compartment 13 has an inclined bottom plate 15 having its upper edgedisposed rearwardly and provided with relatively wide depending flanges16 secured upon the base, while the lower forward edge of the plate 15has a relatively narrow downturned flange 17 secured upon the base. 'Apair of standards 1819 are engaged through the plate 15 adjacent thelower edge thereof and secured to the base, the u per end of thestandard 19 being curled or ent back, as at 20, to prevent the same frominjuring the hand of thebookkeeper when the checks are removed from thecompartment 13 and placed into the rece tacle or compartment 11. Thebottom ate 15 is providedbetween its ends and adjacent its edges withrecesses 21 extending into the flanges 16-17, forreceiving the thumb andfingers to allow the checks C to be readily removed from the compartment13. It will be noted that the checks 0 resting upon the plate 15 Wlllslide against the standards 18-19, and

the lower edge of theplate 15 being raised sllghtly by the flange16 willenable the checks C to be readily removed one at a time from the stackto be placed into the receptacle 11 for the posted checks.

The receptacle 11 is provided with an inclined bottom plate 22, theupper edge of which is disposed rearwardly adjacentbut spaced from therear side wall of the re-' ceptacle 11 and provided with a downturnedflange 23 secured upon the base. The

flanges 16 and 23 form with the respective walls of the compartments 13and 11, pockets for receiving the checks when set on edge, asillustrated in Fig. 2. The bottom plate 22 is provided at its upper edgeand between its ends with a recess 24 extending into the flange 23 foraccommodating the thumb or finger when removing the posted checks C fromthe receptacle 11. The rear wall of thei'recep'tacle 11 and partition 14are provided between their ends with upwardly opening recesses 26 and25, respectively, for accommodating the thumb and fingers in removingthe checks, as will be apparent.

In using the tray for posting the checks and deposit tickets, theunposted checks and deposit tickets are placed in stacks upon the plates15 and 2, respectively. The deposit tickets will be heldin place betweenthe upturned ears 3 and against the flange 4, so that they can bereadily removed one at a time as they are posted. The stack of checks Cresting upon the plate 15 will bear against the standards 1819, and willbe held against endwise movement by the wings or extensions 12.Particular attention is directed to the fact that the unposted checksand deposit tickets are so arranged, that the names or signatures N willbe disposed adjacent one another, which will make it more convenient forthe bookkeeper in referring .to the signatures or names on the checksand deposit tickets. ,As the checks and de-.

the receptacles 11 and 6, respectively, which .can be done handily;Should the unposted checks be out of alphabetical or numerical order,those which are not in proper order can be set on edge within the pocketbetween the flange 16 and partition 14, so that they can bereadily'placed in proper position at the proper time; The posted checkswhich are out of order can be placed within the pocket between theflange 23 and outer side wall of the receptacle 11, and the posteddeposit tickets which are out of order can be set on edge within thepocket between the flange 8 and inner side wall of the receptacle 6. Itis thus an easy matter to hold those checks and deposit tickets whichare not in proper order, so that they can be placed where they belong atthe proper time.

The present device enables the checks and deposit tickets to be handledconveniently when posting them, and saves time and trouble compared withthe ordinary methods employed. The entire device, with the exception ofthe standards 18-49 can be constructed inexpensively from sheet metal,although other materials may be employed, and the device is also simpleand light in construction.

posit tickets are posted they are, placed in Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new is: 1 v

a base having a receptacle thereon, and a spaced from the respectiveside wall of the receptacle to provide a narrow pocket for holding someof the slips when set on edge, the base forming the bottom of saidpocket, said flange being of less height than said wall and beingadapted to support the slips adjacent said wall. v 2. In a device of thecharacter described, a base having a receptacle thereon and an inclinedbottom plate for said receptacle having a downturned flange at its upperedge-secured upon the base and'spaced'from the respective wall of thereceptacle, said bottom plate having a recess in its upper edgeextending into said flange, and said wall of the receptacle having anupwardly opening recess complementing the aforesaid recess.

3. In a device of the character described, a base, an inclined bottomplate for supporting a stack of checks whose upper and lower edges areprovided with downturned flanges being provided at its upper and loweredges with companion recesses extending into said flanges, the lowerrecess being between the standards.-

4. In a device of the character described, a base having a rectangularreceptacle thereon whose ends are extended to provide the.

ends of a second receptacle, one of the side Walls of the firstmentioned receptacle forming a partition between the two receptacles,and the other side wall of the first mentioned receptacle forming a backwall, said partition and back wall having upwardly opening recesses,inclined bottom plates for said receptacles having their upper edgesprovided with downturned flanges secured upon the base adjacent the backwall and partition, respectively, said bottom plates having recesses attheir upper edges extending into said flanges, and standards at thelower edge of the bottom plate of the first mentioned receptacle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

OLAF BAKER. Witnesses: 4

p R. A. MCWILLIAMS,

CHARLEY TAX.

